Kristina Alexander — a writer and editor from Brooklyn, New York
Tim MacGowan — a pastor from Haymarket, Virginia
Al Davis — a software test engineer from Everett, Washington (whose 3-day cash winnings total $65,800)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al | $3,400 | $4,600 | $12,800 |
$6,800
3rd place: $1,000 |
$15,800
21 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Tim | $1,600 | $600 | $8,200 |
$8,000
2nd place: $2,000 |
$8,200
15 R, 4 W |
| Kristina | $3,200 | $8,600 | $9,400 |
$18,800
New champion: $18,800 |
$8,400
17 R (including 1 DD), 3 W |
| UKRAINE ON THE BRAIN | THINK PINK | VEGGIE-POURRI | CATS | WAY TO GO | TELL ME ABOUT "IT" |
|
$200
[6]
The worst nuclear accident in history happened at this Ukrainian site in 1986
Chernobyl
Kristina
|
$200
[8]
The title of this 1964 film refers to a large gem, not Inspector Clouseau
The Pink Panther
Tim
|
$200
[16]
Like many kids, Salvador Dali detested this green veggie; he said that the only good thing in it was the sand
spinach
Kristina
|
$200
[13]
The Russian blue's eyes, this color, may be the "envy" of other felines
green
Tim
|
$200
[23]
In November 2002 NASA renewed contracts for this program for another decade or so
the Space Shuttle
Al
|
$200
[1]
Get your hands on one of these & you can make a living like Eric Clapton or Jose Feliciano
a guitar
Al
|
|
$400
[7]
After conquering the region, this empress introduced serfdom to Ukraine in 1795
Catherine the Great
Tim
|
$400
[9]
"Pink Elephants On Parade" was one of the songs in this film
Dumbo
Al
|
$400
[17]
Baby borscht, a fad in the fifties, was made from baby food--specifically, the strained type of these red veggies
beets
Tim
|
$400
[22]
Kittens have 26 of these, adult cats 30
teeth
Tim
|
$400
[25]
Since 1995 HBO has been telecasting "Confessions" from the people in the back of these
taxis
Al
|
$400
[2]
Upper-case letters
capitals
Al
|
|
$600
[10]
Ukraine's capital lends its name to this poultry dish in which breasts are rolled up with butter, breaded & fried
Chicken Kiev
Al
|
$600
[14]
In 1983 he was in the Top 10 with "Pink Houses"
John Cougar Mellencamp
Kristina
|
$600
[18]
In the Veggie Tales version of David & Goliath, David is one of these spears & Goliath is a giant pickle
asparagus
Al
Tim
|
$600
[24]
Britain's first cat show, in 1871, included black, blue & white types of this cat with a Mideastern heritage
Persians
Tim
|
$600
[28]
A government study on these in the 1950s explained 90% of the sightings; that still leaves 10%... hmmmmm...
UFOs
Kristina
|
$600
[3]
It often means hard & breakable like glass, or a peanutty confection
brittle
Kristina
|
|
$800
[11]
Ukrainians call this body of water "Chorne More"
the Black Sea
Kristina
|
$800
[15]
This 1986 Molly Ringwald film got its name from a song by the Psychedelic Furs
Pretty in Pink
Tim
|
$800
[20]
Emeril loves to use onions, bell peppers & this crunchy veggie together, so he calls them his "trinity"
celery
Tim
|
$800
[26]
The Tonkinese breed developed in the U.S. around 1930 & is a cross between a Burmese & this breed
Siamese
Kristina
|
$800
[29]
Opened in 1825 to connect New York City & the Great Lakes, it's now used mainly for pleasure boating
the Erie Canal
Kristina
|
$800
[4]
When shopping, be wary of the old "bait &" this
switch
Al
|
|
$1,000
[12]
This strategic peninsula became part of Ukraine in 1954
the Crimea
Al
|
$1,000
[19]
In a 1985 hit, Aretha went riding on this title structure "in my pink Cadillac"
the Freeway of Love
Kristina
|
DD
$2,000
[21]
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the science lab.) Surprisingly, the sweet potato belongs to this botanical family of flowers that open in the early part of the day
morning glories
Kristina
|
$1,000
[27]
In the 1960s officials of the Ankara, Turkey zoo saved this pure breed from extinction
the Turkish Angora
|
$1,000
[30]
(Sarah takes a carriage ride through New York City's Central Park with the rest of the clue Crew.) The type of carriage we're riding in is called this, from French for "face-to-face"
vis-à-vis
Tim
|
$1,000
[5]
From the name of a hotel magnate, "put on" this & you're livin' in luxury
the Ritz
Kristina
|
| BRITISH POETS & POETRY | UNLIKELY MOVIE SEQUELS | WHO WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT WHEN... | 5-SYLLABLE WORDS | THE PIPE ORGAN | SURPRISE ME! |
|
$400
[1]
After World War II, this Welsh poet served as a commentator on poetry for the BBC
Dylan Thomas
Tim
|
$400
[6]
Captain Algren (Tom Cruise) opens a humble noodle shop in Kyoto but is forced to return to the way of war
The Last Samurai ( 2 )
Tim
|
$400
[9]
...Alaska & Hawaii were admitted to the Union
Richard Nixon
Tim
|
$400
[26]
From the Latin for "healthy", it's a resort where patients go to recuperate
a sanitarium
Al
|
$400
[14]
A common expression refers to "pulling out all" of these knobs, seen here
the stops
Al
|
$400
[21]
This snack food has been including toy surprises in its packages since 1912
Cracker Jack
Kristina
|
|
$800
[2]
In this 14th c. work, Harry Bailly, Tabard Inn host, agrees to give a free dinner to the pilgrim who tells the best story
the Canterbury Tales
Kristina
|
$800
[7]
The 1934 Ford actually held lookalikes of the 2 outlaw lovers, who settle down & raise a zany family
Bonnie and Clyde
Al
|
$800
[10]
...Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female on the U.S. Supreme Court
George Bush
Tim
Kristina
|
$800
[27]
It's a buzzword for big-city men who groom carefully & go shopping with their girlfriends
metrosexuals
Al
|
$800
[17]
One common type of pipe produces sound with a thin, vibrating one of these, like a clarinet does
a reed
Tim
|
$800
[22]
This wife of George Burns said that she was so surprised by her birth, she "couldn't talk for a year and a half"
Gracie Allen
Al
|
|
$1,200
[3]
His name is a religious post & in "Essay on Man" he seeks to "vindicate the ways of God to Man"
(Alexander) Pope
Tim
|
$1,200
[8]
Ashton Kutcher, as a friend of the skipper played by George Clooney, sails off to bring in one more catch in his memory
The Perfect Storm
Al
|
$1,200
[11]
...Alexander Hamilton died
(Aaron) Burr
Al
|
$1,200
[28]
To try too hard when making up for a defect
overcompensate
Al
|
$1,200
[18]
Apipe's pitch is related to its length; compared to an eight-footer, a four-footer sounds the same note at this interval
an octave
Al
|
$1,200
[23]
This writer's name became synonymous with surprise endings after works like "The Gift of the Magi"
O. Henry
Kristina
|
|
$1,600
[4]
He wrote the lines "The lark's on the wing, the snail's on the thorn, God's in his heaven, all's right with the world"
Robert Browning
Al
Kristina
|
$1,600
[15]
John Book (now an ex-cop) & Rachel (exiled from the Amish) meet again when he picks her up in a Las Vegas bar
Witness 2
Tim
|
DD
$1,600
[12]
...Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in Munich
Spiro Agnew
Al
|
$1,600
[29]
Often used of women, it's a fancy word for beautiful
pulchritudinous
Al
|
$1,600
[19]
Organ music is often written on 3 of these sets of lines, the lowest one for the pedal part
a staff
Tim
|
$1,600
[24]
This man led 16 B-25s in a surprise air raid on Japan on April 18, 1942
(Jimmy) Doolittle
Al
|
|
$2,000
[5]
This poet laureate's "In Memoriam" was an elegy to his friend Arthur Henry Hallam
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Kristina
|
$2,000
[16]
Sal's Famous Pizzeria re-opens in L.A. as Sal's Health Food Store, only to be threatened by rioting once again
Do the Right Thing
Kristina
|
$2,000
[13]
...John Glenn orbited the Earth for the first time
Lyndon Johnson
Tim
Kristina
|
DD
$3,000
[30]
Agatha Christie called a man in this job "the best husband... the older she gets, the more interested he is"
an archaeologist
Al
|
$2,000
[20]
It's the "hands-on" name for an organ keyboard; the instrument seenherehas four, some have six
the (organ) manual
|
$2,000
[25]
Seen here is"Unpleasant Surprise" by this French primitive
Rousseau
Kristina
|
It occupies the 78 acres of land where Met Stadium, former home of the Vikings & Twins, once stood
the Mall of America